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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

incarcerative en · ADJ

Etymology

From incarceration + -ive.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to incarceration.
    • Misdemeanor appeals are rare for a variety of reasons, including lack of access to counsel, high plea rates, and the typically short duration of incarcerative sentences. 2020, Alexandra Natapoff, “Atwater and the Misdemeanor Carceral State”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 133, number 147, page 161: